CONTRACT AND OTHER DEFERRED ASSETS & PROGRESS COLLECTIONS AND DEFERRED INCOME - Schedule of Contract Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Contract and other deferred assets		$ 15,555	$ 16,801
GE
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Contract and other deferred assets	[1]	15,587	16,833
Operating Segments | GE
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total contract assets		9,273	10,011
Deferred inventory costs		2,730	3,267
Nonrecurring engineering costs		2,452	2,391
Customer advances and other		1,100	1,133
Contract and other deferred assets		15,555	16,801
Operating Segments | GE | Service agreements
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Revenues in excess of billings		9,728	10,338
Billings in excess of revenues		(5,415)	(5,280)
Operating Segments | GE | Service agreements | Long-term
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total contract assets		4,312	5,058
Operating Segments | GE | Service agreements | Short-term
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total contract assets		759	717
Operating Segments | GE | Equipment contract revenue
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total contract assets		4,202	4,236
Operating Segments | GE | Power
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total contract assets		6,385	6,478
Deferred inventory costs		933	943
Nonrecurring engineering costs		24	44
Customer advances and other		0	0
Contract and other deferred assets		7,342	7,465
Operating Segments | GE | Power | Service agreements
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Revenues in excess of billings		5,323	5,342
Billings in excess of revenues		(1,505)	(1,561)
Operating Segments | GE | Power | Service agreements | Long-term
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total contract assets		3,818	3,781
Operating Segments | GE | Power | Service agreements | Short-term
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total contract assets		152	190
Operating Segments | GE | Power | Equipment contract revenue
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total contract assets		2,415	2,508
Operating Segments | GE | Power | Products and services, incremental fees
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Customer advances and other		862	909
Operating Segments | GE | Aviation
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total contract assets		913	1,675
Deferred inventory costs		475	287
Nonrecurring engineering costs		2,355	2,257
Customer advances and other		1,132	1,165
Contract and other deferred assets		4,875	5,384
Operating Segments | GE | Aviation | Service agreements
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Revenues in excess of billings		4,404	4,996
Billings in excess of revenues		(3,910)	(3,719)
Operating Segments | GE | Aviation | Service agreements | Long-term
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total contract assets		494	1,278
Operating Segments | GE | Aviation | Service agreements | Short-term
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total contract assets		343	316
Operating Segments | GE | Aviation | Equipment contract revenue
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total contract assets		76	82
Operating Segments | GE | Aviation | Products and services, higher usage-based fees | Long-term
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Billings in excess of revenues		(297)	(308)
Total contract assets		1,791	1,712
Operating Segments | GE | Aviation | Products and services, incremental fees
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Billings in excess of revenues		(262)	(256)
Customer advances and other		955	986
Operating Segments | GE | Renewable Energy
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total contract assets		1,290	1,260
Deferred inventory costs		982	1,677
Nonrecurring engineering costs		41	47
Customer advances and other		0	0
Contract and other deferred assets		2,313	2,985
Operating Segments | GE | Renewable Energy | Service agreements
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Revenues in excess of billings		0	0
Billings in excess of revenues		0	0
Operating Segments | GE | Renewable Energy | Service agreements | Long-term
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total contract assets		0	0
Operating Segments | GE | Renewable Energy | Service agreements | Short-term
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total contract assets		41	43
Operating Segments | GE | Renewable Energy | Equipment contract revenue
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total contract assets		1,249	1,217
Operating Segments | GE | Healthcare
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total contract assets		494	492
Deferred inventory costs		339	359
Nonrecurring engineering costs		32	35
Customer advances and other		0	0
Contract and other deferred assets		865	886
Operating Segments | GE | Healthcare | Service agreements
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Revenues in excess of billings		0	0
Billings in excess of revenues		0	0
Operating Segments | GE | Healthcare | Service agreements | Long-term
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total contract assets		0	0
Operating Segments | GE | Healthcare | Service agreements | Short-term
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total contract assets		187	169
Operating Segments | GE | Healthcare | Equipment contract revenue
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total contract assets		307	324
Operating Segments | GE | Other
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total contract assets		192	106
Deferred inventory costs		0	0
Nonrecurring engineering costs		0	8
Customer advances and other		(32)	(32)
Contract and other deferred assets		160	82
Operating Segments | GE | Other | Service agreements
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Revenues in excess of billings		0	0
Billings in excess of revenues		0	0
Operating Segments | GE | Other | Service agreements | Long-term
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total contract assets		0	0
Operating Segments | GE | Other | Service agreements | Short-term
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total contract assets		37	0
Operating Segments | GE | Other | Equipment contract revenue
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total contract assets		$ 155	$ 106

[1] Represents the adding together of all GE Industrial affiliates and GE Capital continuing operations on a one-line basis. See Note 1.